Ice-cream packer.



H. G. MCLAUGHLIN.

ICE CREAM PAOKER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1913 Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

fi z- HELENA GRACE MOLAUGHLIN,

OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

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Specification of Letters Patent. I Patenterl Ap 14 19j[4 Application filed June 12, 1913. Serial No. 773,290. g

particularly to a rack adapted to be received in an ice cream can ice cream.

The primary Ob ect of the invention is the for holding blocks of I provision of a device of this character which may be of any size to fit any desired size of can and which may be easily placed in thecan and removed therefrom.

A further object is the provision of means for so adjustin the rack as to receive blocks of various thic esses. V

A still further object is the provision of a "handle for raising the rack from the can and which may be lowered within the can and aid in the holding of the rack in posi-' tlon. v With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invent1on resides in the comination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter describedand claimed, that the invention herein disclosed canbe made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a rack adapted to use in a round can. Fig. :2 is a top view of Fig. 1 partly in section. Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of a rack adapted for a square can.

Fig. 4: is a top view of Fig. 3, partly in section. 4 1

In Figs. 1, and 2 of the drawings I haye shown a rack particularly adapted for use 'in'a round can, and this rack will be made of such a size that when the shelves are in position the rack will completely fill the can. This rack comprises the bottom 1 having the sides 2 formed integral therewith. An

iL-shaped strip 3 issecured to the bottom 1 andthis strip forms the back of therack.

. A band 4 connects the strip 3 and the sides 2. Secured to the sides 2 and the strip 3 are the supports 5 and shelves 6 are adapted to be received on the supports. Thesev shelves are of such a size as to fill the can it being understood "h changes in the precise embodiment of when the rack is in position. A handle 7 is pivotally connected to the sides 2 andthis handle is of such a shape that when it is in a horizontal position it ,will lie within the can and will be in a line with the edges of the shelves 6. 1

In Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings I have shownthe rack adapted for use with a square can and this rack comprises the bottom. 8 havin the sides 9 formed integral therewith. n L-shaped strip 15 is secured to the bottom 8 and this strip forms the back of the rack. Supports 10 are secured to the sides 8 andstrip 15 and the shelves 11 are adapted to be received on thesupports. A band 16 connects the sides 9 and strip 15. As shown, the shelves are of such a size as to completely fill the can when in position. A handle 12 is pivotally connected to the sides 8 and this handle is of such a-shape and size as to be received within the can when in horizontal'position and to lie in a line with the edges of the shelf.

.By referring to the drawings it will be noted thatthe distance between the edges 13 and lr-of the shelves in both forms of the invention is the same as the distance between the sides ofthe rack thereby filling the can when in position. It will also be noted that by this arrangement when the andle is in a horizontal position it will he completely within the can and at the same time will have a tendency to hold the. rack steady and prevent displacement within the can.

Having fully described thedetailed construction of my invention it is thought that the operation and advantages will be clear. By providing a rack of this character the blocks of'cream are placed on the shelves and the rack can then be lowered into the can. It can thus be seen that the cream can .be easily removed by merely raising the rack from the, can and that the shelves may be removed one at a time. It will also be noted thatthe shelves can be soadjusted as to provide spacelior blocks of cream of various sizes and designs. A rack of this character is of particular advantage in that there is no danger of the cream becoming mashed as is usually the case when the blocks are packed one upon the other.

"What I claim is An ice cream packer-comprising a frame composed of a U-shaped-strip and an L- shaped strip secured thereto and forming the back of the frame, supports secured to the strips, shelves adapted to be received on the supports, and a handle pivotal'ly con nected to the top of the U-shaped strip, 5 said handle when in a horizontal position being a distance from the back of the frame equal to that of the Width of the frame.

" In testimony that I claim the foregoing asmy own, I have hereunto afl'lxed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

HELENA GRACE MOLAUGHLIN. 'Witnesses:

J; F. MGLAUGHLIN, JOHN PIERCE. 

